I have a dream on my wall.
I drew it in the second grade.
The teacher said,_____“Draw your dreams, boys and girls._____Draw the dreams that only you can see.”
Most kids drew_____rooms full of dollar bills,_____or pretty houses with flowers and chimneys,_____or toys or candy or Disneyland.
But I drew a dream_____of a class full of kids_____and a pretty brown teacher_____who looked just like me.–
I have a dream on my wall.
I stuck it there with yellow tape.
Now the tape is curling at the ends.

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The Problem We All Live With by Norman Rockwell––
What are the implications of an education system where the majority of educators and administrators—those who (theoretically) hold positions of authority and power over students—are White? As a child, I had very few teachers of color. How did this subconsciously impact my own perspectives and prejudices? What possibilities and potentials can arise when children experience and become accustomed to a diverse spectrum of individuals holding positions of power and authority?–
What does it mean for me to be another White Man in a position of authority? How can I use this power to play with the power dynamics that have allowed me my own power and privilege in this country, community, classroom? How do I use this power responsibly, and what am I accountable to do with it?